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Uniform Title: Contes des fées

Title: Popular Tales

Note: Lang's introduction is in English; the tales are in French.

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9

Contents: Introduction / [Andrew Lang] -- La belle au bois dormant -- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge -- Le Barbe Bleuë -- Le maistre chat, ou, Le chat botté -- Les fées -- Cendrillon, ou, La petite pantoufle de verre -- Riquet à la houppe -- Le petit pouçet.

Credits: Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Carol Brown, Sania Ali Mirza
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Popular Tales" by Charles Perrault is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 17th century. This work includes well-known stories such as "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Little Red Riding Hood," exploring themes of morality, love, and adventure through enchanting narratives and fantastical characters. Perrault's tales have significantly influenced the fairy tale genre and continue to capture the imaginations of readers across generations. At the start of the collection, an introduction provides context on Charles Perrault's life and literary contributions, emphasizing his role in popularizing stories that blend folk traditions with sophisticated literary style. The introduction highlights how these tales, originally oral traditions, made their way to the courts of France, where they were embraced by nobility and ultimately transformed into printed tales. Readers are drawn into the charm of these stories with familiar settings and characters, setting the stage for the magical narratives to unfold in the subsequent tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703

Editor: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

EBook No.: 33931

Published: Oct 13, 2010

Downloads: 565

Language: English

Language: French

Subject: Fairy tales -- France

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Uniform Title: Contes des fées

Title: Popular Tales

Note: Lang's introduction is in English; the tales are in French.

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9

Contents: Introduction / [Andrew Lang] -- La belle au bois dormant -- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge -- Le Barbe Bleuë -- Le maistre chat, ou, Le chat botté -- Les fées -- Cendrillon, ou, La petite pantoufle de verre -- Riquet à la houppe -- Le petit pouçet.

Credits: Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Carol Brown, Sania Ali Mirza
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Popular Tales" by Charles Perrault is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 17th century. This work includes well-known stories such as "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Little Red Riding Hood," exploring themes of morality, love, and adventure through enchanting narratives and fantastical characters. Perrault's tales have significantly influenced the fairy tale genre and continue to capture the imaginations of readers across generations. At the start of the collection, an introduction provides context on Charles Perrault's life and literary contributions, emphasizing his role in popularizing stories that blend folk traditions with sophisticated literary style. The introduction highlights how these tales, originally oral traditions, made their way to the courts of France, where they were embraced by nobility and ultimately transformed into printed tales. Readers are drawn into the charm of these stories with familiar settings and characters, setting the stage for the magical narratives to unfold in the subsequent tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703

Editor: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

EBook No.: 33931

Published: Oct 13, 2010

Downloads: 565

Language: English

Language: French

Subject: Fairy tales -- France

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.